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VETERANS’ AND WAR WIDOWS’ PENSIONS INCREASED
Indexation will
deliver Veteran and War Widow pensioners up to an extra $14.10 a
fortnight, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Alan Griffin announced
today. Some 365,000 veterans, their partners and
war widows will benefit.
Minister
Griffin said pensions will increase from 20 March, paid from pension
day 26 March.
“For the first
time, the Special Rate (TPI) Pension is more than $1,000 a fortnight
at $1,011.90,” Mr Griffin said.
The increases are based on a
movement of 0.9 per cent in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and a
top-up of $2.60 per fortnight to bring the single Service Pension
rate to 25 per cent of Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE).
All disability pensions are indexed by reference to both CPI
and MTAWE. This resulted in a 1.4 per cent
increase.
|
Pension |
Old
fortnightly rate |
New
fortnightly rate |
|
Special Rate (TPI)
Pension/ MRCA Special Rate Disability Pension |
$997.80 |
$1,011.90 |
|
Extreme
Disablement Adjustment |
$550.70 |
$558.50 |
|
100 per cent
General Rate of Disability Pension |
$354.50 |
$359.50 |
|
Intermediate
Rate Disability Pension |
$677.00 |
$686.60 |
|
Service
Pension – single |
$562.10 |
$569.80 |
|
Service
Pension – couples |
$469.50 each.
$939.00 couple |
$475.90 each.
$951.80 couple |
|
War Widows/ers
Pension |
$598.70 |
$607.00 |
|
Income Support
Supplement |
$167.80 |
$170.20 |
For more information on the new pension rates visit
www.dva.gov.au or call 133 254.
Media inquiries
only: Laura Ryan 0437 863 109
The VVCS – Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service can be
contacted 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 1800 011 046. |